All you need is a good sense of humour according to Tim Elliott, the producer of Morpheus Theatre Company, to appreciate their production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera Patience. The musical, directed by Richard Michelle-Pentelbury, satirizes the aesthetic movement of the time while telling the story of two rival poets fighting for the love and… Continue reading Morpheus Theatre looks at Gilbert and Sullivan’s lesser known work
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Identity, memory, death and desire
What do death, desire and the Canadian west all have in common? Mark Lawes, the founding artistic director of Theatre Junction, and the Resident Company of Artists may have your answer in their continuing performance ensemble piece entitled On The Side of the Road. The eclectic group of artists are presenting their work as a… Continue reading Identity, memory, death and desire
Wilde’s words hit Theatre Calgary
Oscar Wilde may have a reputation for appealing to snotty academics, but Theatre Calgary is hoping to show there’s more to him than that. Packed with wit and loaded with thoughtful themes, An Ideal Husband showcases Wilde’s talents on stage. Actor Christopher Hunt believes it will make an impression. “When they think of Oscar Wilde,… Continue reading Wilde’s words hit Theatre Calgary
Grief and the environment
By Amanda Hu
Protesting at the top of a tree is the newest form of grief therapy in Urban Curvz’s upcoming production of Ayla Stephen’s Tree Hugger. The show stars Stephen herself as a woman mourning the loss of her lover to cancer all the while taking a stand against pollution and overdevelopment. “My inspirations come from a… Continue reading Grief and the environment
Sage Theatre tackles child loss in Frozen
The loss of a child is heart breaking. It’s traumatic and painful and the after effects lead to a state of pain and remorse– a frozen portrait of loss. In Bryony Lavery’s Frozen, opening at the Pumphouse Theatre on Feb. 26, Nancy must eventually confront the killer of her little girl, a demented pedophile named… Continue reading Sage Theatre tackles child loss in Frozen
Celebrating the trailer court culture
By Amanda Hu
Life in the land of mobile homes is not always as Trailer Park Boys makes it out to be. Lunchbox Theatre’s production of Darrin Hagen’s Tornado Magnet shows that trailer court living is often more about camaraderie and community than white-trash, drunken shenanigans– though some people in the park do know how to party. The… Continue reading Celebrating the trailer court culture
U of C spins Shakespeare classic
By Roman Auriti
Love, betrayal and stress are all feelings that present day university students face during their university years. William Shakespeare understood this when he wrote Hamlet and managed to express these emotions in a very human way that, literally, people of all ages could relate to in some way. The University of Calgary drama department will… Continue reading U of C spins Shakespeare classic
The sexy space between the goalie’s legs
A five hole, in hockey terminology, is the space between the goalie’s legs. There could not be a better metaphor to aptly describe the union of One Yellow Rabbit artistic director Blake Brooker, writer Dave Bidini and the Rheostatics bringing Calgary theatre a little taste of erotic hockey and all the hilarity that goes with… Continue reading The sexy space between the goalie’s legs
playRites exposes emerging artists
Bob White, artistic director of Alberta Theatre Projects, has seen the playRites festival start from its infancy. He helped it through its toddler years, its terrible teens and now to its current incarnation as the hip young adult of the Canadian theatre scene. Sadly, this is his last playRites, as he leaves ATP at the… Continue reading playRites exposes emerging artists
Perusing the plays
Four plays are premiering at this year’s playRites. Read on to learn more about the productions. NiX Despite the snowy setting, NiX is nothing like a winter wonderland. Set in a sudden ice age, the play focuses on the nature of humanity in the post-apocalyptic wintry wastes. NiX, unlike the other playRites shows that take… Continue reading Perusing the plays